Bremen Township, Illinois
township in Cook County, Illinois
Bremen Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 107,149 and it contained 42,611 housing units. It was organized in 1850 and is located southwest of Chicago in southern Cook County. An administrative office for Bremen Township is located at 16361 South Kedzie Parkway, Markham, Illinois. It is named after the State of the same name in Germany as this area was settled by primarily German settlers.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Bremen Township covers an area of 37.8 square miles (98.0 km2); of this, 37.7 square miles (97.7 km2) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km2), or 0.30 percent, is water.
Bremen Township is bordered by Harlem Avenue (Illinois Route 43) on the west, 135th Street on the north, Western Avenue on the east and 183rd Street on the south.
Cities, towns and villages
Blue Island (the remaining portion lies in Worth Township)
Country Club Hills (the remaining portion lies in Rich Township)
Crestwood (the remaining portion lies in Worth Township)
Harvey (the extreme western edge of Harvey, the remaining 99% lies in Thornton Township)
Hazel Crest (the remaining portion lies in both Thornton Township and Rich Township)
Homewood (the remaining portion lies in both Thornton Township and Rich Township)
Markham (the remaining portion lies in Thornton Township)
Midlothian
Oak Forest
Orland Park (the extreme eastern edge of Orland Park, the remaining 99% lies in mostly Orland Township with small portions in Palos Township and Frankfort Township)
Posen (the remaining portion lies in Thornton Township)
Robbins (the remaining portion lies in Worth Township)
Tinley Park (which also has a large portion in Orland Township with smaller sections in Rich Township and Frankfort Township, Will County)
Unincorporated towns
Goeselville at 41.624199°N 87.785049°W / 41.624199; -87.785049
Adjacent townships
Worth Township (north)
Calumet Township (northeast)
Thornton Township (east)
Bloom Township (southeast)
Rich Township (south)
Frankfort Township, Will County (southwest)
Orland Township (west)
Palos Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains six cemeteries: Bachelor's Grove, County, Lewis Memorial Park, Saint Gabriel Catholic, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran and Zion Lutheran.
Major highways
Interstate 57
Interstate 80
Interstate 294
U.S. Route 6
Illinois Route 43
Illinois Route 50
Lakes
Dolphin Lake
Lake Dave
Twin Lakes
Demographics
As of the 2020 census there were 107,149 people, 40,406 households, and 26,490 families residing in the township. The population density was 2,830.29 inhabitants per square mile (1,092.78/km2). There were 42,611 housing units at an average density of 1,125.55 units per square mile (434.58 units/km2).
The public source identifies “Bremen Township, Illinois” as township in Cook County, Illinois. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Bremen, Township and Illinois.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 16, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q8003990. Authority coordinates are 41.604, -87.734. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 1850.
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